France won’t support Romania, Bulgaria joining Schengen zone

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 France is not in favor of allowing Romania and Bulgaria into Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone for now, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday. He cited concerns about border security amid fierce debate within France’s ruling coalition over the treatment of the Roma (Gypsy) population, Reuters reported. “If there is not a change in conditions, we won’t be in favor,” Fabius said of a forthcoming EU decision on whether to grant free movement to those states beginning January 1, 2014.